A three member UDRP panel has found Dealhunter A/S of Frederiksberg, Denmark, represented by Aumento, Denmark guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name DealHunter.com The domain holder was represented by Ari Goldberger and Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com The domain name was registered in 1998. The Complainant was incorporated in 2007 and first registered its … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
.Moe Ends 1st Day Of General Avalibility With 1K Domains & Only Has 199,998,930 To Go
The .Moe registry predicted that .Moe would get 200 Million domain name registrations in short order, blowing past .Com registration which are at over 113,500,000 registrations. Well after the first day .Moe is well on its way after racking up 1,070 registrations after Sunrise, Landrush and on the 1st day of General Availability (GA). .Moe is only short of its 200,0000,000 goal by … [Read more...]
Netsol .XYZ Registrations Top 300,000, Back Over 85% of all .XYZ Registrations
ntldstats.com updated once again today and the number of .XYZ domain names registered at Network Solutions topped 305,000 registrations. The total number of .XYZ registrations is at over 355,000 The share of .XYZ registrations attributable to NetworkSolutions (NetSol) is now back over 85%. Network Solutions has been giving free .XYZ domain names to its existing customers on an opt out … [Read more...]
I’ll Say It, 10K .Tokyo Domain Registrations Is Not Good
.Tokyo launched and taking into account the 80+ Sunrise and Landrush application I would say a first day total of less than 10,000 registrations isn't great. The price of a .Tokyo domain name registration was very reasonable priced at around $15, There were no premium registration and renewal priced domains although there were certainly reserved domains. There were no residence … [Read more...]
Amazon Settles a New gTLD Contention Set By Private Auction As Donuts Wins .Group
Amazon has apparently participated in its 1st new gTLD private auction losing .Group to Donuts. There were 5 applicants for the new gTLD .Group Amazon (AMZN) Donuts Top Level Design, LLC (Raymond King .Wiki & .ink) Straat.co (related to former owner of the .Co Registry) Tucows.com (TCX) All applications other than the Donuts … [Read more...]
.Tokyo Is Live & Got Over 800 Sunrise/Landrush Domains Led By Apple
.Tokyo launched today and is live for domain registrations which seem to be running around $15 a year. It is by far the largest city to have launched its own new gTLD extension with a population of over 13 million people. I went through the zone file and found Apple who rarely participates in new gTLD Sunrise periods seemed to get a lot of .Tokyo domain names. Anyway here is a list of … [Read more...]
NameJet Releases New Domain Name Auction Bidding App for iOS
NameJet.com the aftermarket domain name auction company, has developed, in conjunction with WillowTree Apps, a new bidding application for iOS. The app has an easy-to-use interface, allowing customers to manage their bids, putting them in control of their auctions regardless of location. Matt Overman, General Manager of NameJet said, “We are always looking for … [Read more...]